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Tuesday 19 December 1978 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 02:142:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:584:58 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:057:05 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:201:20 PM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 232° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 80% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 232° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:106:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:057:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:175:17 PM–17:445:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:175:17 PM–18:406:40 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:406:40 PM–20:298:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya07:497:49 AM–09:389:38 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:079:07 AM–09:489:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:389:38 AM–10:5510:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1112:11 PM–13:271:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:442:44 PM–16:004:00 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4810:48 PM–23:4411:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Roga07:057:05 AM–08:228:22 AMavoid
Udvega08:228:22 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Cara09:389:38 AM–10:5510:55 AMneutral
Lābha10:5510:55 AM–12:1112:11 PMgood
Amṛta12:1112:11 PM–13:271:27 PMgood
Kāla13:271:27 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Śubha14:442:44 PM–16:004:00 PMgood
Roga16:004:00 PM–17:175:17 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:175:17 PM–19:007:00 PMavoid
Lābha19:007:00 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Udvega20:448:44 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Śubha22:2810:28 PM–24:1112:11 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1112:11 AM+1–25:551:55 AM+1good
Cara25:551:55 AM+1–27:383:38 AM+1neutral
Roga27:383:38 AM+1–29:225:22 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:225:22 AM+1–31:067:06 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:057:05 AM to 31:067:06 AM+1

07:057:05 AM sunrise17:175:17 PM sunsetsunrise 31:067:06 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 28:584:58 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 20:298:29 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 13:201:20 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 15:363:36 PM
Taitilauntil 28:584:58 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:442:44 PM–16:004:00 PM
Pradoṣa 17:175:17 PM–19:077:07 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35 AM+1

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunrisePañcamī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:004:00 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 12 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:077:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī28:58 04:584:58 AM WedṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā20:298:29 PMMaghā
YogaVaidhṛti13:201:20 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaKaulava15:363:36 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:06 07:067:06 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 396
Day length
10 h 12 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:409:40 PM
Moonset
10:1310:13 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:057:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:106:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:057:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:057:05 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:497:49 AM09:389:38 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:079:07 AM09:489:48 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:389:38 AM10:5510:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1112:11 PM13:271:27 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:143:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:442:44 PM16:004:00 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:143:14 PM17:175:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:175:17 PM19:077:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:175:17 PM17:445:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:175:17 PM18:406:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:406:40 PM20:298:29 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4810:48 PM23:4411:44 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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